China’s Top Ten Seaside Cities

IN March 2009, China’s top 10 seaside tourist cities were unveiled in an online survey conducted jointly by sohu.com, a leading Chinese Internet portal, and Enjoy World, a popular electronic tourist magazine. Tourism experts, journalists, independent travelers, and more than one million netizens voted Sanya, Qingdao, Qinhuangdao, Zhuhai, Rizhao, Xiamen, Beihai, Dalian, Haikou and Ningbo as their favorite seaside destinations.     

Valentine's Day Cynicism

THE debate on whether to observe Valentine’s Day on February 14 heats up every year with as much intensity as a new romance. On the Internet both supporters and opposers are many. On the evening of February 12, 2009, two men in Changsha     

Freedom of Speech on the Internet

AS more non-governmental voices are heard on the Internet, "it is becoming a force for change, a force highlighting social issues     

Special Love for a Special Individual

CHEN Xudong is in the third month of his cleaning job at a McDonald’s in northern Beijing. The 19-year-old busses tables, clearing leftovers into waste bins in the corner, on the go all the time. His aptness makes it hard to imagine the difficulties he had getting this far in life.     

The Party: A Retrospective

WHAT image of the Communist Party of China (CPC) is held by its common membership? Over the last 90 years,has the Party changed,and if so,in which respects? What problems and challenges does the Party face today? What does its future look like? To answer these questions,we chose to interview five members of the CPC,who represent different regions,work in different fields,and joined the CPC in different periods.     

Duji,an Ecological Township

CHINA faces serious challenges as a latecomer to the globalization process as regards its environment and ecological resources.The Chinese,along with people throughout the world,must now deal with the disastrous consequences of industrial emissions generated over the past two centuries in the West.The concept of lowcarbon development as the sole means through which to meet this challenge has now diffused from urban to rural areas of China.     

Land of Opportunity:Americans Follow Their Dreams to China

TWENTY years ago,Americans were a rare sight in China,especially outside metropolises like Beijing and Shanghai. If somebody happened to meet one,he or she usually proved to be a senior managerial employee,technician or English teacher. They were usually here because they had been dispatched by their home headquarters rather than out of their own wish to discover China,and though they were usually given generous financial compensation,they often lived in the poor conditions of China at that time.     

Know Thy Neighbor

Lasting amity between China and India,whose combined population accounts for one third of humanity,is signi cant towards achieving world peace and prosperity. Enhanced people-to-people understanding can help bring about this goal.     

Saving Tomorrow at the Durban Conference

Countries meeting in Durban, South Africa, delivered a breakthrough with promises of real action by the international community to reduce the impact of climate change. Delegations recognized the urgent need to raise collective efforts in reducing greenhouse gas emissions to prevent average global temperatures from rising by more than two degrees Celsius. The Durban talks ended on a high point with a roadmap toward an international climate accord that included all of the world’s major carbon emitters for the first time. This accord is to be finalized by 2015 and will take effect from 2020.     

Watch out for China Walt

THE millions of Chinese children captivated by the charismatic characters in The Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf, one of China’s most popular homegrown animations, ardently follow their humorous misadventures on TV and DVD,